Starting from Taohuawu, kilometers away

In the basketball hall, a tense and enthusiastic atmosphere permeated every corner. In the audience, fans waved colorful flags and banners to cheer for the team that was about to play. A beam of sunlight shone through the high windows and sprinkled on the wooden floor of the game, reflecting a dazzling light. The stadium was filled with shouts, applause, and the dull sound of basketballs hitting the wooden floor, which intertwined to form a unique pre-game music.

On the sidelines, the players were doing warm-up exercises. Their movements were quick and powerful. As they stretched and ran, sweat began to shine on the court. The coach arranged tactics on the sidelines, and from time to time he used gestures and short slogans to strengthen the players' attention. The basketball was passed between the players, and the sound of the bounce was crisp and rhythmic.

As the game approached, the atmosphere in the stadium became more tense. The fans' shouts became louder, their voices filled with a desire for victory and love for the team. Some spectators began to recite the historical records of their team loudly, while others discussed the weaknesses of their opponents. Whenever someone mentioned the upcoming game, it always aroused strong reactions from the people around them.

A little boy wearing a team T-shirt tightly clutched a poster of his favorite player, his eyes sparkling with anticipation. His face was filled with pure enthusiasm, and his love for basketball seemed stronger than ever.

Outside the stadium, even those who could not enter the competition venue were attracted by the exciting atmosphere. They gathered in front of the large LED screen, and their cheers rose and fell with the rhythm of the game as the pictures on the screen and the passionate commentary of the commentator.

The battle drums of the finals of the 3x3 Men's Basketball Shanghai Challenge are about to sound. Inside and outside the venue, everyone's heartbeat is synchronized with the upcoming fierce confrontation. This is not just a game, but also a game about whether you can enter the Olympics!
"Oh my god, it's the finals so soon!"

"Yeah, I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't told me. This is the finals!"

In the audience, Xu Zhisheng and Hu Lan were both a little confused. They didn’t expect that the challenge tournament finals would come so soon!
"I'm really worried about Cheng Cheng. The Mongolian players are also very strong. When I saw them playing just now, they were not afraid of physical contact at all."

Hu Lan watched the game very seriously, especially the opponent that Li Cheng was about to face. He analyzed the playing characteristics of each opponent one by one.

"That's not a big deal. We just need to trust Cheng Cheng. So far, no one in the 13 teams other than them can defend against him." Wei Daxun smiled contemptuously and said, "Mongolia? Just wait to be beaten into a sieve."

Wei Daxun is very confident in Li Cheng's strength. He is not worried about Li Cheng at all. He is only worried that the opposing players will be defeated by Li Cheng.

Xiaotian remained silent. At this point, she couldn't help Li Cheng with basketball. She could only choose to trust him. She had the same mentality as Wei Daxun. No one could defend Li Cheng in this challenge, so she had to trust him!
"Come on, come on, it's the last game, come on everyone."

Although he is a latecomer to the team, Li Cheng has gradually become its soul figure.

"come on!"

"Fuck him!"

"come on!"

"come on!"

Several members of the BJ team looked at Li Cheng's outstretched hand and quickly put their hands on top of it, raising them high to cheer themselves up.

The Shanghai leader saw that the BJ team was full of energy and said with a smile, "I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. Why don't they let him join the Shanghai team? Why should he play for the BJ team?"

"It wasn't that the higher-ups asked him to go. It was mainly because Li Cheng was close to BJ. The situation was urgent at the time, and the BJ team was short of people."

Another leader shook his head slightly. He knew what his old partner was thinking. If Li Cheng came to the BJ team, it would be much easier for them to play. With such a strong player, their younger generations would also benefit from the points.

The leader of the organizer looked at Li Cheng communicating with his teammates on the sidelines and liked him more and more. He also really hoped that more and more young people like him could stand out in the national team, so that basketball would have better development. Five-person basketball is in decline, so it all depends on this three-person basketball. Now the men's basketball team's attention is here.

"Next, please welcome Number nine! Zhu Songwei!"

"what!!!!"

"Zhu Songwei!!!"

"Shantou University Durant!!!"

"Shantou University Durant!!!"

"Shantou University Durant!!!"

When Zhu Songwei heard the DJ and fans' voices, he ran to the court with a smile on his face, but the moment he stood on the court, all his expressions disappeared, leaving only a cold poker face.

"Number five! Miezez!"

"Miezez!!"

"Miezez!!"

When Miezez came on the field, the fans' cheers obviously became less, after all, the opponent is a foreign player, but he is still one of the strong opponents in the subsequent Olympics.

"Number one! Li Cheng!!!"

"Li Cheng!!!"

"Cheng Cheng!!!!" (broken voice)

"Cheng Cheng!!!"

"Li Cheng!!! Li Cheng!!!"

"Li Cheng!!!!" (shouting until he ran out of oxygen)

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As soon as Li Cheng came on stage, the noise in the venue instantly reached its peak and was deafening.

"As expected of a top actor, he has so many fans!"

The leaders at the scene were also startled by the fans' shouts. After all, the venue for three-on-three basketball is very small, but the shouts of these fans made it feel like they were playing five-on-five basketball.

The organizers were very happy to hear these voices, they made a lot of money from selling tickets. Originally, there were 200 or 2000 people watching the game, but because Li Cheng joined this match, their lowest ticket price was , and there was still a shortage of supply. Scalpers had already bought the ticket for , and there was still no demand. The purchasing power of Li Cheng's fans also refreshed their cognition. It really should be said that it is easy to make money from Neiyu.

When Li Cheng heard the fans' shouts, he did not act cool. Instead, he raised his hands, clapped, and ran around the court to express his gratitude to the fans.

The Mongolian team felt more stressed when they heard the shouting in the player tunnel. They knew from previous games that the opposing player No. 1 had many fans, but now that the showdown was about to begin, the pressure was too great.

The Mongolian team took to the field amidst loud boos.

Zhu Songwei and Miez both looked at Li Cheng with smiles on their faces. They both knew that this was all thanks to Li Cheng, so they started to change their opponents' mentality.

Li Cheng felt the gazes of the two and said with a smile: "This is not my business. I can't control what the fans say."

"Cattle!"

"Well done!"

Miez likes this kind of atmosphere very much. The opponents are under invisible pressure before the game even starts, after all, they are also the home team.

The free throw dispute over the ball quickly came to an end, and Li Cheng remained as stable as ever.

The Mongolian player lost his resolve amidst the huge boos and missed all three shots.

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Come on, you guys!"

"Are you surrendering now?"

"Are you ready for Li Cheng to kick your ass?"

"I really want to see the funny look on your faces when you are knocked down by Li Cheng."

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The trash talk from the fans at the scene came at the Mongolian team like a wave.

The three of them swallowed their saliva. Although they didn't understand what the fans at the scene meant, they could tell from their body movements and expressions that they were not saying anything nice.

"The opponent's first ball will definitely be a singles play by No. 1. Let him break in and I will provide backup defense in the interior."

"What if he doesn't break into the restricted area? He is still quite accurate in three-point shooting."

"You have to defend against three-pointers, don't be afraid, I'll support you from behind."

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The Mongolian team has begun to target Li Cheng intentionally or unintentionally.

The atmosphere on Team BJ's side was very happy.

"Wait, let's use the old tactics?"

"can."

Miezzis agreed with Zhu Songwei's words, looked at Li Cheng and said, "Li, if there is a chance to pass the ball, you must pass it. My hands feel hot."

"No problem, if your hands are hot then it's easy to hit!"

Li Cheng was very happy when he heard what Miez said. This teammate was in hot form, so it would be much easier for him to play.

"Mr. Zhu, if you get a chance to play one-on-one, you should reach out for the ball. You must get your revenge." "Of course! I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"

The two teams are old rivals and have played against each other in Europe, but the game was very tense. Zhu Songwei's neck was directly cut with a long wound, and the two sides almost had a conflict.

This is also one of the reasons why the fans at the scene were rude to them!

'Beep'

The moment the referee blows the whistle, the game officially begins.

"Welcome everyone to the anchor's live broadcast room. The finals have begun. Team BJ has the ball. The starting lineup is No. 9 Zhu Songwei, No. 5 Miezis and No. 1 Li Cheng!"

"Come on, Li Cheng! Smash these Mongolians!"

"Zhu Songwei, you must be brave and seek revenge."

'This must be won.'

"It's the finals, don't let the audience down"

'.'

This time, when Miez served the ball, he passed it to Li Cheng without hesitation.

Li Cheng took the basketball and held it with one hand, then leaned his back against the defensive player. He felt the defensive pressure from the opponent, who attacked him right away, not giving him any space to dribble.

"It's very stressful to defend here."

"Let's do it with real weapons!"

"what!!!!!"

"what!!!!!!"

While the fans at the scene were still analyzing the situation, a group of fans started shouting loudly, and everyone looked over.

"Wang Hedi!"

"A plant, Wang Hedi is here!"

"He's here to cheer for Li Cheng?"

"Oh my god, it's worth it!"

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While the fans on the sidelines were still immersed in Wang Hedi's arrival, Li Cheng on the field was not disturbed and passed the ball back to Miezez. He had no space to dribble at all and took a step back and went directly out of bounds.

Miezez cleared the ball very quickly, received the pass and quickly passed it back to Li Cheng and ran towards the baseline.

Li Cheng arrived at the familiar top of the arc and his eyes changed immediately.

The Mongolian player swallowed his saliva, he thought of the feeling of dominating in the European Cup, it was exactly the same as the look he had when he looked at the beast at home.

Li Cheng swung his steps and broke through to the right.

All the defensive members immediately followed and stretched out their hands to block Li Cheng's attack.

Li Cheng pulled back from his crotch and came to the three-point line. This was just his test.

When the opponent stepped forward and returned to the defensive position, Li Cheng acted quickly.

He took a step forward with his right foot and the basketball passed between his legs.

The defensive player reacted quickly. He knew that Li Cheng was misleading at this time, but he was a little confused about Li Cheng's next move.

Li Cheng's continuous rhythm of shaking his shoulders and hips misled the defensive players, making them not know when he would break through.

In the moment when the Mongolian player was stunned, Li Cheng seized the opportunity and made a crossover to pass the defensive player.

'whoosh'

The Mongolian player only felt a gust of wind passing by him. Li Cheng's first step was too fast and he couldn't react at all. In addition, the opponent's very rhythmic dribbling was too difficult to defend.

"Fuck! Hardaway crossover!"

“Is this a penny?”

"Why do I feel like Li Cheng is possessed!"

"Is there anything he can't do? He demonstrated so many crossovers this time!"

"."

The fans who knew football at the scene could tell at a glance where Li Cheng's amazing move was going.

Li Cheng saw that the inside defense was very fast and rushed to the basket with fire in the sky.

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When the defensive player jumped up, he found that the ball in Li Cheng's hand had disappeared.

'brush! '

After receiving the pass, Miezez shot the basketball before the defensive player who was passed by Li Cheng could make up for it.

The sideline referee held up three fingers, indicating that the three-pointer was valid.

3:0
Miezzis pointed his finger at Li Cheng, indicating that it was a good ball.

"You all came quite early!"

Wang Hedi walked directly towards his acquaintances in the audience.

"Oh, who was that? No wonder there was such a big commotion when he came!"

"Hey!"

When Wang Hedi heard Wei Daxun's sarcastic words, he put his arm on his shoulders without hesitation.

Wei Daxun also accepted the invitation and put his hand on the other person's shoulder and asked, "Why did you have time to come?"

"I have a connecting flight tomorrow and I'm going to Japan to shoot a magazine. It's a good thing I have nothing to do so I came here."

Wang Hedi pulled his hand back, as he was also afraid that Wei Daxun would pinch his neck.

"nice shot!"

Xu Zhisheng's loud shout recalled the cooperation between Li Cheng and Miez.

"Ji Sheng!"

"Didi!"

Xu Zhisheng was so engrossed in watching that he didn't even notice Wang Hedi was coming.

Back on the field.

The Mongolian team was not stunned by this goal, but quickly picked up the basketball under the basket and prepared to launch an attack.

But the BJ team will not give them such an opportunity. They have learned their lesson before that the Mongolian team likes to serve fast balls and attack by surprise.

The moment Li Cheng saw his defensive player catch the ball, he quickly stepped forward and pressed his body against the opponent, not giving him space to dribble.

The Mongolian player felt Li Cheng's strength and immediately passed the ball. He hated Li Cheng the most because the defensive pressure he put on him was too great. The point guards of other teams were all over 180cm tall, but you guys are different. Li Cheng is over 190cm tall with shoes on. His arms are like Spider-Man, and his defensive area is large, which is a nightmare for small point guards!
'boom'

The sound of muscles colliding rang in Li Cheng's ears. He turned his head and saw that the opposing player called for a pick-and-roll, but the forward was staggered by him.

'brush! '

The Mongolian player used the pick-and-roll to run into an open space, received a pass from his teammate and made a jump shot on the wing.

3:2
Li Cheng shook his head slightly and ran to the three-point line. He was a little careless! (End of this chapter)